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List of flag bearers for Canada at the Olympics

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List of flag bearers for Canada at the Olympics

Summary

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FieldValue
NOCCAN
NOCnameCanadian Olympic Committee
gamesOlympics
website
gold157
silver189
bronze232
summerappearances
winterappearances
seealso1906 Intercalated Games
[[Hubert Brooks]] at the 1948 Winter Olympics
[[Canada at the 1912 Summer Olympics

This is a list of flag bearers who have represented Canada at the Olympics.

Opening ceremonies

Flag bearers carry the national flag of their country at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games.

#Event yearSeasonFlag bearerSportRef.
11908SummerAthletics
21912SummerAthletics
1916Summer
31920SummerAthletics
41924WinterHockey
51924SummerAthletics
61928WinterHockey
71928SummerRowing
81932WinterHockey
91932SummerBoxing
101936WinterHockey
111936SummerAthletics
1940Winter
1940Summer
1944Winter
1944Summer
121948WinterHockey
131948SummerAthletics
141952WinterSpeed skating
151952SummerAthletics
161956WinterFigure skating
171956SummerWrestling
181960WinterFigure skating
191960SummerFencing
201964WinterSpeed skating
211964SummerShooting
221968WinterAlpine skiing
231968SummerRowing
241972WinterFigure skating
251972SummerJudo
261976WinterAlpine skiing
271976SummerAthletics
281980WinterAlpine skiing
1980Summer****
291984WinterSpeed skating
301984SummerAlex BaumannSwimming
311988WinterFigure skating
321988SummerSynchronized swimming
331992WinterShort track speed skating
341992SummerAthletics
351994WinterFigure skating
361996SummerAthletics
371998WinterFreestyle skiing
382000SummerKayak racing
392002WinterSpeed skating
402004SummerJudo
412006WinterHockey
422008SummerKayaking
432010WinterSpeed skating
442012SummerTriathlon
452014WinterHockey
462016SummerGymnastics
472018WinterFigure skating
482020SummerBasketball
Rugby sevens
492022WinterHockey{{cite newsfirst=Myleslast=Dichtertitle=Hockey captain Poulin, speed skater Hamelin to carry Canadian flag into Beijing Olympics
Short track speed skating
502024SummerWeightlifting
Athletics
512026WinterFreestyle skiing
Freestyle skiing

Closing ceremonies

Flag bearers carry the national flag of their country at the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games.

#Event yearSeasonFlag bearerSportRef
?1952Winter
?1952Summer
171956WinterAlpine skiing
?1956Summer
191960WinterFigure skating
201960SummerAthletics
?1964Winter
?1964Summer
?1968Winter
241968SummerSwimming
?1972Winter
261972SummerEquestrian
271976WinterSpeed skating
281976SummerAthletics
291980WinterSpeed skating
1980Summer
301984WinterBobsleigh
311984SummerShooting
321988WinterAlpine skiing
331988SummerBoxing
341992WinterShort track speed skating
241992SummerRowing
351994WinterBiathlon
361996SummerRowing
371998WinterSpeed skating
382000SummerTriathlon
392002WinterFigure skating
402004SummerKayak racing
412006WinterSpeed skating
422008SummerTrampolining
432010WinterFigure skating
442012SummerFootball (soccer)
452014WinterBobsleigh
462016SummerSwimming
472018WinterShort track speed skating
482020SummerDecathlon
492022WinterLong-track speed skating
502024SummerAthletics
Swimming

Footnotes

References

References

  1. [https://web.archive.org/web/20200417083409/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/CAN/ Canada]. Olympics at Sport-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Accessed 25 October 2011.
  2. "Canadian Olympic Flag Bearers". TSN.
  3. "Flagbearers for Spain".
  4. "Photos: 50 years of Canada's Summer Olympics flag bearers". Vancouver Sun.
  5. (2011-08-10). "Los Angeles 1984". Team Canada - Official 2018 Olympic Team Website.
  6. (2010-01-29). "Canada's 2010 Flag Bearer Clara Hughes Will Lead Team of 206 Athletes into Vancouver 2010".
  7. Kim, Paula. (2012-07-12). "Simon Whitfield named Canadian Olympic flag bearer for London 2012 Opening Ceremony".
  8. Ng, Callum. (2014-01-23). "Five-time Olympian Hayley Wickenheiser chosen as Canada's flag bearer".
  9. Hossain, Asif. (21 July 2016). "MacLennan to lead Team Canada as flag bearer at Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony". [[Canadian Olympic Committee]].
  10. "The Flagbearers for the PyeongChang 2018 Opening Ceremony". [[International Olympic Committee.
  11. "The flagbearers for the Tokyo 2020 Opening Ceremony". [[International Olympic Committee.
  12. "Paris 2024: Opening ceremony flagbearers information". [[International Olympic Committee.
  13. (28 January 2026). "Milan 2026: Opening ceremony flagbearers information". [[CBC Sports]].
  14. "André Bertrand".
  15. "Robert Paul".
  16. "Sig Ohlemann".
  17. "Ralph Hutton".
  18. (2013). "1972 Munich". Canadian Olympic Committee.
  19. (2013). "1976 Innsbruck". Canadian Olympic Committee.
  20. Gary Kingston. (August 8, 2012). "'76 Olympian Greg Joy happy to see 'complete set' for Canadian high jumpers". Vancouver Sun.
  21. "Sylvia Burka".
  22. (2013). "1984 Sarajevo". Canadian Olympic Committee.
  23. (July 1, 2004). "1984 Los Angeles: Linda Thom - Did You Know?". CBC Digital Archives.
  24. Mike Rabun. (August 14, 1984). "Golden Games end with glitter". Ottawa Citizen.
  25. Lindsey Craig. (February 28, 2010). "Rochette, Bilodeau could carry flag on Sunday". CBC Sports.
  26. Andrew Bucholtz. (July 5, 2012). "Silken Laumann's inspiring comeback from a gruesome leg injury". Yahoo! Sports.
  27. Canadian Press. (August 17, 2000). "Association says Brunet was "first" choice". Canoe.ca.
  28. "James Worrall Flag Bearer Award". Petro-Canada.
  29. (2014-02-23). "Humphries and Moyse named Canada's flag bearers for Olympic closing ceremony | Globalnews.ca".
  30. (19 February 2022). "Weidemann to be Team Canada's Closing Ceremony flag bearer at Beijing 2022".
  31. Lowrie, Morgan. (11 August 2024). "Summer McIntosh, Ethan Katzberg named flag-bearers". [[Global News]].
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